Can't comment on the relative position, however for the hole size, if you
print as a postscript file, you can select full drill, drill point or no
drill point. Does that do what you need?

Andy




On Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:29:52 -0000
"andrewdwork" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi, Great to work with the updated version. It is smoother somehow than 
> before.
> 
> I have used Kicad for about two years now, and previously used 
> Ultimate/Ultiboard.
> 
> One useful feature in Ultiboard was the ability to place components relative 
> to others by entering relative co-ordinates. I know that we can set an 
> arbitrary zero using the space bar, but then have to rely on the cursor 
> position for final positioning. With Ultiboard, it was possible to enter a 
> position using * xx,yy co-ordinates. I found this really useful, particularly 
> for small sub-boards and fixing positioning.
> Is there any similar feature available in KiCad, or could it be 
> 
> The other really useful feature was the abilty to print with reduced hole 
> sizes for prototype pcbs. In Ultiboard this was variable from 0 to 100%, but 
> a nice size or option would be 50%. Is this a possible future option?
> 
> 
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